I think you can also add suggestions to Github.
In short: If you want the software quicker, go run your own forum with it, and work to get any problems or missing features you find resolved via bug reports, etc. This would increase public interest, provide much-needed testing, and I might even hire you to work on bitcointalk.org when we're ready to do the final transition here.
The fact of doing the simplest things in this forum requires a lot of manual adjustments, but it will be easier if you do it many times.
You need the appropriate code, click on "Preview" and make the necessary adjustments.